The key facts

  • Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina died at 88; her daughter named heart failure as the cause of death
  • The actress had been in intensive care since mid-October; her daughter denied reports of a medically induced coma
  • Farewell — November 10 in Kuntsevo; the funeral is planned at the Novodevichy Cemetery

The actress's death and the cause

People's Artist of the RSFSR Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina has died at the age of 88. Her daughter Olga told TASS about her mother's death. Later, she also named the cause: “The doctor has just told me: the cause of death was heart failure,” the agency quotes her as saying. Life.ru, citing SHOT, specifies that the actress died on the evening of November 6 in a Moscow hospital, although her death became known on November 7.

Illness and contradictory reports in October

Since mid-October, Fedoseeva-Shukshina had been in intensive care: her daughter called an ambulance after her mother developed shortness of breath and stopped walking. According to media reports, on October 22 the actress was placed into a medically induced coma due to a severe condition with a negative dynamic, but Olga Shukshina denied this information. On October 29, the Telegram channel Mash claimed the actress had been given palliative status. In an interview with REN TV, Olga said doctors often reminded her of the actress's age and the limited reserves of her body: “They did their best, and Mom herself did her best”.

Farewell and funeral

The farewell to the actress will take place on November 10 in the farewell hall in Kuntsevo; she is planned to be buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery, where her husband Vasily Shukshin rests. Life.ru notes, citing Olga Shukshina, that there is still no final decision on the burial place, and exact information about the time of the farewell and funeral should appear within two days. Vasily Shukshin died on October 2, 1974, during the filming of the movie “They Fought for Their Country,” at the age of 45.

Career

Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina was born on September 25, 1938, in Leningrad and survived the siege of 1941–1944. In 1964 she graduated from VGIK (the workshop of Sergei Gerasimov and Tamara Makarova), and she first appeared in film back in 1954, in an episode of the movie “Two Captains.” From 1974 to 1993 she served in the troupe of the Cinema Actors' Studio Theater in Moscow. She became best known for her roles in Vasily Shukshin's films “Stoves and Benches” and “Kalina Krasnaya,” as well as her work in the pictures “They Fought for Their Country,” “The Twelve Chairs,” and “It Wasn't Meant to Be...” Estimates of her filmography differ across publications: Gazeta.Ru in one note lists more than 100 film works, in another — more than 90 films. The actress is survived by three daughters.